John herman



(NuModeL) J. HERMAN.

' Suspenders.

No. 231,798. Patented. Aug. 31,1880.

' INVENTOR:

WITNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN HERMAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SUSPENDERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 231,798, dated August 31, 1880, Application filed July 16, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN HERMAN, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved SuspeuderBrace, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved suspender-brace formed of two shoulder-straps connected on the back by a transverse strap, each of the shoulder-straps sponding parts.

The rear end of the shoulder-strap A is passed through the slotB of the hook-plate G, and is th enstitched so as to be rigidly attached to the said plate (1, whereas the front end of the strap A passes through the slot B of the plate 0, and is attached to a buckle, D, which embraces the strap, as shown. Both shoulderstraps A A are folded so as to pass outward, or form a break at E, and are connected by a transverse strap or brace, F, which is attached to the straps A A at the folds E E.

,The plate 0 isprovided with a hook, G, from which a pulley, H, or like device is supported.

A cord terminating in three-button loops, K L M, is passed through each pulley H in such a manner that two of the loops, K L, are to its front, and the longer loop, M, to the rear of the pulley. The slots B and B of the plate 0 'crossed, as shown.

are to be arranged at an angle to each other.

passed through the loops M M, which must be I If the pants are to be taken off, all that is necessary is to -unhook the pulley H from the hooks G, for the entire weight of the pants is supported by'the said hooks.

The within-described suspender-brace supports the pants in a convenient and effective manner, without injuring the health of the wearer or causing any pain, and permits of fastening or nnfastening the pants very rapidly without requiring the suspenders to be unbuttoued. i 1

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In a suspeinler-brace, the combination, with the shoulder-straps A A, of the hookplate 0, pulley H, and the pants-supporting cord terminating in three button-loops, K, L, and M, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purposeset forth.

2. In a suspender-brace, the plate 0, constructed, substantially as herein shown and described, with a hook, G, and the two slots B and B, at an angle to each other, as set forth.

OSCAR F. GUNZ, G. SEDGWICK. 

